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Hudson River Fishing
Hi all and greetings,
When I was a teen (about 25 years ago,) I used to fish the Hudson River on the Hoboken bank. The fish were mostly eels, and an occasional stripped bass. They tasted like oil, and so did the crabs. The local bums and my cat used to cherish them. Recently, a friend of mine told me that he pulls in 5 and sometimes 10 pound striped bass, which he says taste great. What bothers me the most, is that he states that the river has been cleaned up, and that the fish taste great. I vaguely heard that consumption should be limited to one serving per week, because of Dioxin levels? Then again, other fresh water fish have been implicated regardless of location. Anyone have any knowledge regarding this? TIA, Richard -- "'Who knows for certain? Who shall here declare it? Whence was it born, whence came creation? The gods are later than this world's formation; Who then can know the origins of the world? None knows whence creation arose; And whether he has or has not made it; He who surveys it from the lofty skies. Only he knows-or perhaps he knows not.' And this is tempered by another, perhaps still greater: That men are not the dreams of the gods but that the gods are the dreams of men." The Rig Veda Circa 1500 B.C. |
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Hudson River Fishing
Richard Periut writes:
>Hi all and greetings, > >When I was a teen (about 25 years ago,) I used to fish the Hudson River >on the Hoboken bank. > >The fish were mostly eels, and an occasional stripped bass. They tasted >like oil, and so did the crabs. The local bums and my cat used to >cherish them. > >Recently, a friend of mine told me that he pulls in 5 and sometimes 10 >pound striped bass, which he says taste great. What bothers me the most, >is that he states that the river has been cleaned up, and that the fish >taste great. >I vaguely heard that consumption should be limited to one serving per >week, because of Dioxin levels? Then again, other fresh water fish have >been implicated regardless of location. > >Anyone have any knowledge regarding this? It really depends on the river, check with the state health agency. http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/fish/fish.htm That said predator species, even pelagic species like tuna, concentrate toxins in their bodies. PCBs, mercury, whatever. There's growing concern that consumption of even wild caught fish should be limited to one serving per week. In some rivers, such as the Anacostia in D.C., people are advised not to eat any fish they caught in any amounts. Best, Marc |
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"Richard Periut" > wrote in message ... > Hi all and greetings, > > When I was a teen (about 25 years ago,) I used to fish the Hudson River > on the Hoboken bank. > > The fish were mostly eels, and an occasional stripped bass. They tasted > like oil, and so did the crabs. The local bums and my cat used to > cherish them. > > Recently, a friend of mine told me that he pulls in 5 and sometimes 10 > pound striped bass, which he says taste great. What bothers me the most, > is that he states that the river has been cleaned up, and that the fish > taste great. I believe most of the dioxin is from the old releases from the GE transformer plant. The last I read about it they were considering extensive dredging of the river bottom but opposing thoughts say that may make a bigger mess. > > I vaguely heard that consumption should be limited to one serving per > week, because of Dioxin levels? Then again, other fresh water fish have > been implicated regardless of location. > > Anyone have any knowledge regarding this? > > TIA, > > Richard Hudson River South of Catskill, Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull and Upper Bay of New York Harbor (North of Verrazano Narrows Bridge) a.. Eat no gizzard shad. b.. Eat no more than one meal per month of American eel, Atlantic needlefish, bluefish, brown bullhead, carp, channel catfish, goldfish, largemouth and smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt, striped bass, walleye, white catfish and white perch and eat no more than one meal per week of other fish species. c.. Eat no more than six blue crabs per week and don't consume the hepatopancreas (mustard, tomalley, liver) or cooking liquid. > > > > > > > -- > "'Who knows for certain? Who shall here declare it? > Whence was it born, whence came creation? > The gods are later than this world's formation; > Who then can know the origins of the world? > None knows whence creation arose; > And whether he has or has not made it; > He who surveys it from the lofty skies. > Only he knows-or perhaps he knows not.' > And this is tempered by another, perhaps still greater: > That men are not the dreams of the gods but that the gods are the > dreams of men." > > The Rig Veda > Circa 1500 B.C. > |
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"Richard Periut" > wrote in message
... > Hi all and greetings, > > When I was a teen (about 25 years ago,) I used to fish the Hudson River > on the Hoboken bank. > > The fish were mostly eels, and an occasional stripped bass. They tasted > like oil, and so did the crabs. The local bums and my cat used to > cherish them. > > Recently, a friend of mine told me that he pulls in 5 and sometimes 10 > pound striped bass, which he says taste great. What bothers me the most, > is that he states that the river has been cleaned up, and that the fish > taste great. > > I vaguely heard that consumption should be limited to one serving per > week, because of Dioxin levels? Then again, other fresh water fish have > been implicated regardless of location. > > Anyone have any knowledge regarding this? > The Hudson has been cleaned up a lot, but you need to ask the state wildlife or game department, not a newsgroup. -- Peter Aitken Remove the crap from my email address before using. |
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Hudson River Fishing
MrAoD wrote:
> Richard Periut writes: > > >>Hi all and greetings, >> >>When I was a teen (about 25 years ago,) I used to fish the Hudson River >>on the Hoboken bank. >> >>The fish were mostly eels, and an occasional stripped bass. They tasted >>like oil, and so did the crabs. The local bums and my cat used to >>cherish them. >> >>Recently, a friend of mine told me that he pulls in 5 and sometimes 10 >>pound striped bass, which he says taste great. What bothers me the most, >>is that he states that the river has been cleaned up, and that the fish >>taste great. > > >>I vaguely heard that consumption should be limited to one serving per >>week, because of Dioxin levels? Then again, other fresh water fish have >>been implicated regardless of location. >> >>Anyone have any knowledge regarding this? > > > It really depends on the river, check with the state health agency. > > http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/fish/fish.htm > > That said predator species, even pelagic species like tuna, concentrate toxins > in their bodies. PCBs, mercury, whatever. There's growing concern that > consumption of even wild caught fish should be limited to one serving per week. > > In some rivers, such as the Anacostia in D.C., people are advised not to eat > any fish they caught in any amounts. > > Best, > > Marc > Thanks Marc and others for the links/advice. It shouldn't surprise me of what I read. You don't want to know the stuff in the air that we inhale, and the amount of people with respiratory problems not related to personal habits. Thanks again, Rich |
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On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 05:09:47 GMT, Richard Periut >
wrote: >Hi all and greetings, > >When I was a teen (about 25 years ago,) I used to fish the Hudson River >on the Hoboken bank. > >The fish were mostly eels, and an occasional stripped bass. They tasted >like oil, and so did the crabs. The local bums and my cat used to >cherish them. > >Recently, a friend of mine told me that he pulls in 5 and sometimes 10 >pound striped bass, which he says taste great. What bothers me the most, >is that he states that the river has been cleaned up, and that the fish >taste great. > >I vaguely heard that consumption should be limited to one serving per >week, because of Dioxin levels? Then again, other fresh water fish have >been implicated regardless of location. > >Anyone have any knowledge regarding this? > >TIA, > >Richard Stop in any place that sells fishing licenses and get the book that comes with them..its a freebie. It tell about how many servings of fish you should eat each month from the various waters of New York State. |
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Far as I can tell, someone wrote:
>When I was a teen (about 25 years ago,) I used to fish the Hudson River >on the Hoboken bank. My daughter lives in Hoboken just of Washington Blvd. They done aGREAT job building the park and bike trails, etc. But the water still looks like shit and I wouldn't eat a fish that came out of it. |
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Hudson River Fishing
Far as I can tell, someone wrote:
>Stop in any place that sells fishing licenses and get the book that >comes with them..its a freebie. It tell about how many servings of >fish you should eat each month from the various waters of New York >State. I agree that this would be a good idea if you HAD to eat the fish, but honestly, why would you want to eat something that more than likely is toxic if you eat a just a wee bit too much. The Hudson River at Hoboken? I mean we're not talking about hamburger fat here. We're talking about fish that live breathe and eat diesel fuel. Suggestion. Go to the riverbank. Catch some fish. Throw them back. Go to the Fulton Fish Market. Buy something. Go home and eat it. For a real fight, catch a tire in the Rahway River. |
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Hudson River Fishing
"Richard Periut" > wrote in message ... > Hi all and greetings, > > When I was a teen (about 25 years ago,) I used to fish the Hudson River > on the Hoboken bank. > > The fish were mostly eels, and an occasional stripped bass. They tasted > like oil, and so did the crabs. The local bums and my cat used to > cherish them. > > Recently, a friend of mine told me that he pulls in 5 and sometimes 10 > pound striped bass, which he says taste great. What bothers me the most, > is that he states that the river has been cleaned up, and that the fish > taste great. > > I vaguely heard that consumption should be limited to one serving per > week, because of Dioxin levels? Then again, other fresh water fish have > been implicated regardless of location. > > Anyone have any knowledge regarding this? > > TIA, > > Richard > There was a comic a few years ago (I don't remember which one) who theorized about actually catching a fish in the Hudson near NYC. He said that the fish would be well ****ed off, slap around the fisherman, steal his bait, insult, chastize and slime him, before disappearing back into the water. |
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Hudson River Fishing
On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 21:13:56 GMT, Petey the Wonder Dog
> wrote: >Far as I can tell, someone wrote: >>Stop in any place that sells fishing licenses and get the book that >>comes with them..its a freebie. It tell about how many servings of >>fish you should eat each month from the various waters of New York >>State. > >I agree that this would be a good idea if you HAD to eat the fish, but >honestly, why would you want to eat something that more than likely is >toxic if you eat a just a wee bit too much. The Hudson River at >Hoboken? > >I mean we're not talking about hamburger fat here. We're talking about >fish that live breathe and eat diesel fuel. > >Suggestion. Go to the riverbank. Catch some fish. Throw them back. Go >to the Fulton Fish Market. Buy something. Go home and eat it. > >For a real fight, catch a tire in the Rahway River. He did not ask if I would eat fish from the Hudson...he asked about information, which I gave him. I personally fish the l Finger Lakes. |
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